Written by

Raymond A. Partsch III
rpartsch@thetowntalk.com

NATCHITOCHES -- Northwestern State is looking to seize a golden opportunity today when it travels to Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond.

Heading into today's slate of games, six of the eight teams in the Southland Conference have one loss in SLC play, including Northwestern State. A victory at SLC leader Southeastern Louisiana, which sits at 2-0, would further muddle the standings. More important, a win would place NSU (3-3 and 1-1) in a tie for first place heading into next week's bye week.

"We can be first in conference if we can get a win over Southeastern," said junior tight end ...